
Mardi Gras Playlist
Celebrate Fat Tuesday no matter where you are
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Throw a Mardi Gras Party
Who Doesn't Love a King Cake?
A taste of Mardi Gras delivered
What’s not to love about a Louisiana baker’s new twist on tradition?
Find out who makes the best of the best
A miniature Mardi Gras tradition
Southern Focus
A New Orleans tradition—Mardi Gras Indians
Before your next visit, be sure to brush up on these common mispronunciations
A first-hand account of riding with the Krewe of Orpheus
A stately defense of a much-maligned holiday
Get to know the country’s original Mardi Gras celebration
Rick’s Buttermilk Biscuits and Milk Punch
A NOLA krewe for canines celebrates 25 years of dressed-up dogs—and animal-welfare fundraising
The beautiful Mardi Gras masks of Venice, Italy’s Franco Cecamore
While the Big Easy lays claim to the largest celebration, these five other Southern locales honor long-standing carnival traditions of their own
Travel
Celebrating 350 years, Charleston has never looked better
Travel
From a Florida Keys fishing retreat to a Blue Ridge Parkway pilgrimage, these summer getaways that have beckoned Southerners for generations
Travel
Sure, we love the beach. But nothing says summer in the South like jumping off a wooden dock and into a shimmering lake
Arts & Culture
How much shrimp is required to create a movie classic? About six thousand pounds, apparently
Food & Drink
Try this simple recipe for Benedictine spread, a Louisville favorite
Food & Drink
From his farm in New Castle, one man is on a mission to put Southern trout back on plates